Picking table



Jan. 3, 1928. 1,654,695

R. G. MILLER rIcKING nu.:

Filed June 1,1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 Patented Jan. 1 928V.

EER CQMrAMQOF. CHIGAQO. .,ILLmoise .concurrenten .'inLgclvgog..

` PICKING r invention relates `toa .screening 'andV 'Willi "appA vision of npicking areasof lmaximum A length and maximum accessibility. l Other), objects p A ear fr'om-y timeA to time in the course ofthe specification 'and claims; Y

' I'lillustnate 'my-inventionmore o r -less diagrammaticallyjin the Y accompany1ng -dr`a-W ings'yvvherein: 2 p

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f Lilie' prtsl iare.illustrated by. lilej symbols ,throughout the drawings 'and specification.

u A3 -isanym -suitabglefsiipporting surface or strutulreyupon lWloiicllis supporte ld-tlie 4frame fAlfo; example by-means otlie supportsAz.

Mounted-uponvthe frame iniY any; suitable mannerlarethe supporting .-,prol'lers' *A A4.

4mengrber onlevel -Kprovidedvvith .the screen- C'is `the. --upper screening' *and* Conveying ing'j'surface- Y C1] `positioned substantially fibeneath vthe Vfeeding/,Chute Czl'#V Beneath -it lies thel plate-Di'vhicliatztlie left ofv the-mechathe Y'roll'eijsA forgexample by meansof the "Application fue@ :rune 1, 1935.-- :serial `iiafsaesei.-

pickin gv rings D42 provided "favith the.V termif nall godown-plates D5.' ThebaHe/plaites may be fixed, but are Aherein'show/n. as. piv+ y oted ,f1 to f permitv adjustment. '1 The-material A ,1,654,695 Mmmm. eee-i C mQHnRD. .Mmmm 0E HuNTINGmoNTvvEsT VIRGINIA, AssofuonfrmnonnngrsailingI by means fof thebaffle plates-Dito` tlieloutei deflectedinwardly,V after it passes `overz--,the gGidOWIl plates .DBF-'toV the centrally disposed conveyingfplateDf.

v hel-'f' (of the materiallpassing over-fthe `screen Dggand the restfofftbe material-1V passesllon over.v the conveying pla-te :F Whih'is located at the same heightns vthe picking `Wivnlglfsll..

The `proportion ofniatera-L deflected :maybe varied at Will;-V Tlealplate 1F? bran'chesyf'be.- yond-t-he go-down Vplates Dbymeans `oftlie outwardly Ainclined portions fFlf to the .pickiing/ Wings F? lsit'uated@ iat thea sameelevel lfas "spaced therefrom. These .pickingivvingsteih `minate at-tlie go-.doWn platesFfand the-fina.M 1

jterial W-liichpassesy thereovereis deflected` by y means ofthe: slde1 plates: Ft to :the conveying f plateDG'for =B{tlie;re:re-joinifng .the-material Vpic-leed on the screen Df-o'r .the material: be-

ing .goonveyedfalong :the LbottomrplateiB The screen'. E'terminates `in ag clsedeportion/E15! andfasgQ- down' kpl'ate'lE2; :Whichidofes not.- quite conta'ct :the bottomplate may,

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turned-portldn ork spout-.Bwhich overhangs f e any suitable material depositing= nieansyphere- 1 in' illustrated fas a conveyor GA *'f Sis; any vsuitable spoilsVA roughgbranchng maybesupportedgatnny convenientposition,

J Whiejhf serves lto receive: the -material picked. i

EJ'isany)Suitable-metivegmeans-adapted-tto f operateftlielinieJ1Li which senyesntof'impartto theY screenin'gfassembly as a unitl-recip11oea f tionof unequal velocity, whereby theematef f 1. rial-jon' the screen moves fromflertokrig-ht asf vshownV in the figures It-'Will befiealized that .Whereas Idiavenlilustrated an Aoperative :device yand fone Which-l veiition. I wish my description and drawings therefore to be taken as in a broad sense illustrative rather than as limiting me to my specific showing.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows:

I provide a picking screen wherein' the coal to be picked is separated into different i grades or sizes by the screen. In theherein described screen the egg and nut are the sizes which are passed over thepicking areas, but I do not wish to be limited to this particular use of my screen. The material to be picked passes over the chute C2 to the screen C1. The finer material passes through the screen C1,-to Vthe level D while the lump passes forwardly along the deck C. The egg and nut pass forwardly along the level D over the screen D2 the finer material dropping through to the surfaceE. The egg and nut deck is shown in some detailin Figure 3@ As the pickingscreen is given its characteristic feeding movement the stream of egg and nut moves to the right across the screen D? until it meets the battles D3. These baflies are pivoted orfixed, and, when pivoted, may be swung into'the position shown in dotted line in Figure 3, but are preferably positioned as shown, to deflect to the picking wings D4' about one-half of the stream passing over the screen D2. Thus each wing D4 takes approximately onequarter lof the total feed of material across the deck, although its proportion may be varied by adjusting the baffles D3. 'Ihe remaining portion of the material being fed passes forwardly along the plate F and is deiiected by the inclining portions F1 to the picking wings F2; The material passing over the picking wings D4 has meanwhile descended the go-down plates D5 and has been deliected inwardly to the centrally disposed conveying plate DG. The material which iows across the picking wings F2 in f turn descends the go-down plates F3 and is deflected by thei members F4 to the same central section D, or to B, all the coal thus returning to a single stream after itrhas been f picked.

than four picking wings or portions. Along each picking wing are aligned the operators.

to pick the impurities from the coal and drop the lumps of shale and the like intothe spoils troughs H1- The coal is spread out thin by since they have to pick only one-quarter of the JElow of coal, and that spread out thin,

have their task much simplified. The result is an easierand a more thorough picking of the coal. The coal when picked is in the present structure returned to a single stream and the picked coal may be delivered with or without the lump and the ner coal, to

Meanwhile, however, it has been spread out in a thin layer over no less the picking of .egg and nut, obviously any size of coal may be pickedinlike manner, orV various differentV sizes, veither` mixed or segregated. l

I claim: Y

l. Ina reciprocating table, a central material conveying portion extending from end tok end ofthe table, and means for reciprocating it7 picking wings associated theref with for movement in unison therewith, and

adapted to receive material'therefrom, ad- Justable baffles associated with said wingsk and adapted to control the entry of material into the wings.Y

2. In a reciprocating table a materialconveying portion, av plurality of laterally spacedppicking wingsk supported upon said table and adaptedtoreceive material there-V .froin,-a plurality of'picking wings longitudinally spacedfrom said first mentioned picking wings and adapted to receive Vmaterial from the same material conveying mein ben-Sand meansfor controlling the relative proportion of the material f ed to each of said pairs of picking wings. y f

3. In a picking table, material supplying means, a reciprocating screen portion adaptf; ed to receive such'material and to convey it forwardly in response to reciprocation there,V of, rbaffles Vpositioned beyond the screen portion and aligned with the outer edges ofthe stream of materialy passing thereacross, picking wings mounted upon saidv table and adapted to' receive the'material deflected by said baliies, additionalpicking wings mount-- ed'upon said table and adapted to receive` the material passing between said battles.

4. In a picking table, material supplying means, a reciprocating screen portion ladapted to receive suchmaterial and toconvey it forwardly in response to reciprocation thereof, batlies positioned' beyond the screen, portion and aligned with the outer edges of loo the stream ofymaterial passing thereacross, 'y

picking wings mounted uponzsaid table and adapted to receivethe -materialdeflected by said baffles, additional picking Wings vmounteVK ed upon saidtable and adapted to receive the material passing between Ysaid bailes, said two sets of picking wings beingy longitudinallyv spaced along the table.

V5.,.In a' reciprocating screen, means vfor supplying material thereto, a material conv'eying surface upon said, iscreen, baiiies aligned with the'outer portion of the stream of material passing therealong, picking ,wings mounted upon said table and adaptedl to receive Ythe material deflected by the ballles, other lpicking wings. mounted upon said table and adapted toereceive lthe material passing between said baiiies. 1

6. In a reciprocating-table7 means plying material thereto,a material conveyfor Y.

Y ing surface upon said table, baiiles aligned with Vthe outer portions of thestream of material passing therealong, picking Wings mounted upon said table and adapted torreceive the material deflected by thebales, other picking wings mounted upon said table and adapted to receive the material pass ing between said baiies, said sets of picking Wings being longitudinally spaced along the i t-able.

tween said baiiles,said sets of picking Wings* being longitudinally spaced along thescreen, and means for reunitmg in one stream the material passing through said various picking Wings.

8. In a reciprocating table, means for supplying material theretp, a material conveying surface upon said table, balles aligned with the outer portions of the stream of material passing ther'ealong, picking Wings adaptedl to receive the material de ilected by the baffles, other picking WingsV adapted to receive the material passing between said baies, said sets of picking Wings 4 being longitudinally. spaced along the screen, and means for reuniting in one stream the material passing through said various picking Wings, ycomprising go-dovvn plates adapted to deliver the material passing'over the first of said Wings to a level Y lower than the second of said wings, and go,-VA

down plates adaptedto deliver the lmaterial passing over the second of said Wings to thel same level as that occupied at that point by the material delivered across the first of .said sets of Wings. Y Y

Signed at Huntington,V county of Cabell,

and State oVV. Va.'9 this 9th day of May, 1925. i u

RICHARD G. MILLER. n 

